Indian woman drowns after falling from boat during Tioman diving trip
KUANTAN, Sept 13 — An Indian national drowned after she was believed to have slipped off a boat follow...
KUALA LUMPUR, September 13 — A 65-year-old Indian woman, Sabiya Shiek, tragically lost her life after falling from a boat during a scuba diving excursion in the waters off Pulau Tioman, Rompin. According to Rompin district police chief Supt Sharif Shai Sharif Mondoi, Sabiya had participated in a discovery scuba diving session with six family members, two instructors, and a dive master.
Following the session, Sabiya informed the instructor that she desired to return to the boat. However, once her child had assisted in removing her diving gear, the victim is believed to have slipped while ascending the ladder to reboard the vessel, ultimately plunging back into the sea.
Police were promptly alerted by the Tekek Health Clinic around 10 am, and diving instructors launched an immediate search effort, discovering Sabiya approximately 15 minutes later, unconscious and lying on the sandy seabed near the dive site. She was subsequently transported to the Tekek Health Clinic on Pulau Tioman, where she was pronounced dead by a medical officer. A post-mortem examination is scheduled at Tengku Ampuan Afzan Hospital on Monday.
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